Last week, Debra Vavrus,
CDR, USN (Ret) presented a great Webinar "Make Every Moment Count". Vavrus shared that a study by the University of California Irvine noted "it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to the task" when multitasking (
It Takes 23 Minutes to Focus After a Distraction). Peter Tyson,
CDR, USN (Ret) of PH Tyson & Associates, LLC shared that Cal Newport in
Deep Work recognize the time it takes to get back into the zone after a distraction. Do you multitask? Can you see that there is a refocus period when you try to multitask?
Don't miss out on our next great Webinar: 27 October with Bill Arnold, CDFM-A, Reimbursements, Receipts, Refunds and Revolving Funds: Solving the Four R's Puzzle.
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Melissa Tighe, CMP
Interim Associate Director, Education & Professional Development
ASMC
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